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Bulgur Wheat with Dried Cranberries

"Very basic yet tasty side that goes well with grilled or roasted chicken. Any type of dried fruit can be used in place of the dried cranberries."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Bulgur Wheat with Dried Cranberries

Why it works: Bulgur and wheat work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 95 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Bulgur Wheat with Dried Cranberries

2 servings
Prep10 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

329Calories
32 gProtein
15 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 6 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Waternot in our table0
Bulgurnot in our table0
Wheatnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Bulgur + wheattop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together95 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Wheat + chickentop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together296 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  3. Wheat + buttertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,002 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  4. Chicken + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together13,902 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  5. Bulgur + chickentop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together32 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs